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All signs, unless otherwise specified, will be made in accordance with the State of California, Department of Transportation, Standard Sign Design and drawings. METAL 1. a. b. 2. Metal The base metal shall be new aluminum sheet stock .080 & .125 gauge, unless otherwise specified, and temper designation 5052 H38; the dimension to be as indicated in these specifications of order and shall be free of all corrosion, white rust and dirt. A three-part chrome coating system shall be used on all base metal. The vendor must furnish to the Public Works Department mill certification of the aluminum alloy and heat treatment of each delivery of signs. Stock utilized in fulfilling this contract shall be subject to inspection by a Public Works Department representative prior to the degreasing operation. Failure to comply with either of these requirements will be considered cause for rejection. Fabrication The fabrication of all metal parts shall be accomplished in uniform workmanlike manner. The sign panels are to be cut as shown on the sign specification sheets. The dimensional tolerance of the panels shall be plus or minus 1/16". Metal panels shall be cut to size and shape and shall be free of buckles, warps, dents, burs, and any other defects resulting from fabrication, including shearing and cutting. Punching of holes shall be completed prior to the base metal pretreatment. 3. Pretreatment The front and back surfaces of the aluminum base metal shall be cleaned, deoxidized, and coated dry in place with a light, tightly adherent chromated conversion coating free of any powdery residue. The base metal treatment process shall be in conformance with section 5, "Recommended Processing Methods" of ASTM Designation: B 449. The coating weight shall be Class 2 (10-34 mg/sq. ft.) with a median of 25 mg/sq. ft. as the optimum coating weight. C. REFLECTIVE SHEETING 1. Description The reflective sheeting shall consist of 3M or equal spherical lens elements adhered to a synthetic resin and encapsulated (HIP & DG3), by a flexible, transparent, plastic that has a smooth, outer surface (clear-coat). All sheeting shall be supplied in rolls (material intended for shop production of new traffic control signs); or sheets (designed for production of sign faces for replacement of existing traffic control signs). Color or reflective sheeting may be white, red, blue, green, orange, yellow, brown or silver and non-reflective sheeting may be black. The 3M or equal reflective sheeting shall be of the type that can be applied to the face of the sign (in accordance with the recommendations of the reflective sheeting manufacturer) using either (a) an approved vacuum applicator using a combination of vacuum and heat, or (b) a squeeze roller applicator. The enclosed lens type of reflective sheeting shall be backed with precoated, pressure sensitive or heat-activated adhesive, which will adhere to flat, clean sign surfaces. The encapsulated lens type of reflective sheeting shall be backed with pressure-sensitive adhesive only. The precoated adhesive shall be precoated with an easily removed liner, shall have no staining effect in the reflective sheeting, and shall be mildew resistant. The reflective sheeting shall have sufficient strength so it can be handled, processed, and applied (according to the recommendations of the sheeting manufacturer) without appreciable stretching, tearing or other damage.